Pattern for marking walls and method of using same



Dec. 8, 1925. 1,564,578

H. G. KENNEDY PATTERN FOR MARKING WALLS AND METHOD OF USING SAME Filed Oct. 15. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I r F-ZT fii . m re Ii E k5 M FIG. 3.

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l i l INVENTOR HENRY (:LKENNEDY I Deco 8, 31925- I 3,5645% H.G.KENNEDY PATTERN FOR MARKING WALLS AND METHOD OF USING SAME Filed Oct. 15, 1924' 2 Sheets-Shet 2 2 6 2 g & M

Wm, b5 0 INVENTOR HEWEZN KEMNEE@Y Patented Dec. 8, 1925.

HENRY G. KENNEDY, OF LUXEMBURG, MISSOURI.

PATTERN FOR MARKING WALLS AND METHOD OF USING SAME- Application filed October 15, 1924. Serial No. 743,758.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HENRY G. KENNEDY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Luxemburg, in the count of St. Louis and in the State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Patterns for Marking Walls and Methods of Using Same, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part thereof.

My invention relates to patterns for marking walls of material such as stucco, plaster and the like and also to a method of using patterns to make desired configurations and designs on a wall. 1

The objects of my invention are to provide a pattern whereby there may be given to a wall of stucco, plaster or the like the configuration and design ofa surface of a wall of structural units such as brick or stone; to provide a method of using the pattern to give such a configuration and design to a wall of stucco, plaster or the like with the least possible time and Work; and to provide a pattern and method of usin the same which will aid in properly app ying plaster, stucco or like material to form a wall on which is marked a desired configuration and design.

One embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawings wherein similar characters are used to designate similar parts :Fig. 1 shows in elevation the way in which my new and improved atterns are placed relative to one another w on marking a wall; Fig. 2 is a section along the lines 2--2 in Fig. 1; Figs. 3 and 4 show modified forms of members comprising the pattern;

Fig. 5 is a view along the lines 55 in Fig. 1 with the coats of stucco applied; Fig. 6 shows a detail of construction of my device and Fig. 7 is a view of one form of my new and improved pattern which may be used tomark the surfaces of two walls which abut to form a corner.

While it may be readily understood that patterns embodying my invention may be made in various forms to mark walls of stucco, plaster or like material with the designs and configurations of a wall built of any structural unit such as brick ar stone and that the method ofusing such patterns would be substantially the same in any case, in order to avoid confusion in the drawings and hereinafter in the specification I have shown and will describe a pattern such as I may be used to mark a wall to simulate the surface of a brick wall only.

Referring to the figures, in the embodiment of my invention shown in the drawlngs, the pattern comprises a pair of longitudinal side members 1 and a plurality of intermediate longitudinal members 2 which are connected by the cross members 3 and the end members 4. Neither the cross members nor the longitudinal members are mounted on any kind of a base, but the cross members are attached at their ends to the longitudinal members intersected by them, thus forming a web or spider pattern having open unobstructed spaces between the members forming the pattern. The longitudinal members 1 and 2 and the cross members 3 are shaped as shown in the section of the longitudinal members 2 in Fig. 5, but the end members 4, as shown in Fig. 2, are only half the width of the members 1, 2 and 3. In the preferred form of my attern shown in the drawin s the end mem are 4 connect each of the si e longitudinal members at both ends thereof with adjacent intermediate longitudinal members 2; and cross members 3 are placed at regular intervals intermediate the ends of said side longitudinal members 1 and the adj acent longitudinal members 2 to form rows of rectangular spaces 6 between said longi tudinal members, each space of a length and depth'to conform to the length and depth of the side face of a brick. Opposite the middle of each of the rectangular spaces 6 is arranged a cross member 3 to connect each of the first mentioned intermediate longitudinal members 2 with its adjacent intermediate longitudinal member and to form a row of spaces 6 terminating at either end with half spaces 0, as shown in Fig. 1.

There is thus formed a pattern comprising an even number of parallel longitudinal members with a plurality of cross members extending between adjacent longitudinal members intermediate the ends thereof, and each side longitudinal member 1 is connected at each end thereof with its adjacent intermediate longitudinal member 2 by means of an end member. 4. llhe cross members of the outer pairs of said longitudinal members and the alternate pairs thereof are arran ed so as to divide the space between sai pairs of'said longitudinal members into an integral number of whole spaces 6 of dimension equivalent to will whole spaces b, andalternate'rows thereof are arranged substantiallyv midway of the cross members 3 used to form the endsof the whole bricks. Eachend member 4 has a cross section which is'as shown in Fig. 2, .by the hacked lines and is substantiall a one half section of a cross member 3,. at the cross section of an end memberat'the end of a pair of ion itudinal members. is.

such that when place with the crosssec-v tion of the end member at the other end of said air of said longitudinal membersthere formed a crosssection of the same" size as and similar to that of a cross member 3. This is shown in Fig. 2 where the shaded section shows a cross section of an end member at one end of a pair of longitudinal members and the dotted line shows the form of the cross section of the end member at the other end of said pair of longitudinal members. The two when placed together as shown in Fig. 2 forming the cross section of afullcross member.

The method of using my new and improved pattern to mark a stucco wall with the configuration and design of a surface of a wall formed of brick is as follows: Metal lath or any other of the well known, means of supporting the cement is first laced on the wall. This is then covered wlth a first coat of cement of the usual thickness. Next one of my new and improved patterns which I have designated as A in Fig. 1 is placed over the first coat 5 of cement and partly embedded therein as shown in Fig. 5. A second of my new and improved patterns, designated as B in Fig. 1, is then embedded in hke manner with the end members 4 thereof registering with the end members 4 of the pattern A to form a complete cross member as shown in Fig. 2.

.The second or finish coat 6 of cement is then applied to the surface of the first coat 5 exposed in the rectangular open unobstructed spaces 6. This application of the finish coat of cement is started near the end of the pattern A farthest from the pattern B and progresses towards the pattern B. When application of the finish coat 6 has been made to all the surface exposed in the rectangular spaces 6 in the pattern A and also to the rectangular spaces formed by the half spaces a at the adjacent ends of the patterns A and B and has progressed over part of the length of the pattern B, the finish coat applied through the open spaces 6 of the pattern A is made level with the top of the longitudinal members as shown in Fig. 5. Then the pattern A is lifted ofl the cement and placed at the opposite end-of the pattern B as shown by the dotted outline in Fig. 1, and the applicamagma tion of the finish coat is continued substantially as described above. The work is thus continued from one end of a wall towards the other in the manner above described by filling'in with cement, the open s aces-in the pattern A and partly fillm In t open spaces in the pattern B and t on moving the pattern A so that vits left hand and registers with and abuts the right hand end of the pattern B and thencontlnuing to fill in. B successively movingthe patterns from the eft to the right. and making their ends abut it is easy to carry the pattern along the wall so asto maketherejon rojections corresponding to the faces of bricks which have therebetween substantially horizontaland'vertical seams.

l/Vhen the farthest end. of the wall has been reached the patterns A and B are placed at the beginning of a new course and the top side longitudinal member, the adjacent intermediate longitudinal member and their connecting cross members are placed in the depressions left, after the removal of the pattern A, by the lower side longitudinal member, the adjacent intermediate longitudinal member and the connecting cross members. The operation of applying the finish coat is then repeated. Since the top side lon itudinal member and the adjacent intermediate longitudinal member are registered as described above, the application of the second coat will have already been made in the top row of spaces in the pattern. This registering of the top row of the second course with the lower com leted row of the first course will maintain the whole wall" in the same plane. As many courses are made as may be needed to complete the wall from top to bottom.

When the patterns have been removed the members comprising the patterns will uncover and expose line portions of the first coat 5 to outline rectangular blocks of the finish coat 6. These exposed line rtions of the first coat 5 will appear as t e mortar line between the bricklike rectangular blocks of the second coat 6 which are in rectangular. form of a length and depth of the side face of a brick since the spaces 6 which govern the outline of the blocks of the second coat are of a size to register with a side face of a brick. I refer the first cement coat 5 and the secon or finish coat 6 to be tinted in contrasting colors so that the exposed line portions of the first coat will be more clearly visible.

To marka corner of adjacent walls, I use special patterns C and D each comprising side longitudinal .members 7, and intermediate longitudinal members 8 connected, as shown in Fig. 7, by the end members 4 and cross members 3. I prefer to have the upper and lower rows of rectangular spaces 6, in the pattern C comprise an even number of such spaces, preferably only two. The adjacent rows at the top and bottom are formed with a half space 0 at the end farthest from the corner, a whole space 1; next, and at the end nearest the corner an open-ended spaced (1 of a size to register with the end face of a brick. The pattern D has the top row thereof comprismg a whole space b and an end space 0?, and the adjacent rows have nearest the corner a space 6 and a half space 0 adjacent thereto, all as shown in Fig. 7. All the spaces adjacent the corner are open-ended and the longitudinal members 7 and 8 are mitered so that the patterns C and D may be arranged to unite at an angle of 90 degrees to form the corner. The adjacent ends of the patterns C and D at the corner may be connected by offset hinges, as shown in Fig. 6. An ofi'set hinge is used so that there will be no dragging when the patterns are swung out from the wall after the application of the second coat.

The longitudinal members and cross members of a pattern may be made of any cross section that will allow them to be drawn from the cement, but I refer to have them shaped as are the lon ltudinal members 2 in Fig. 5 or themodified form shown in Figs. 3 and 4, respectively.

' I do not intend to limit myself to the exact details of construction shown in the drawings since it ma be readily understood that the form and ot er details of construction of the patterns as well as the details of the method of using them may be varied Within wide limits without deviating from the spirit of my invention.

What, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A pattern for marking Walls of stucco comprising upper and lower'side longitudinal members, one or more intermediate longitudinal members, a plurality ofcross members connecting each of said side longitudinal members intermediate its ends with one of said intermediate longitudinal members, an end member at each end of each side longitudinal member connecting said side longitudinal member with an adjacent. intermediate longitudinal member, said longitudinal members and said cross members being connected to form open unobstructed spaces therebetween, the end members at the ends of each of said side longitudinal memuers having cross sections less than that of a whole cross member but the cross sections of the end member atthe ends of one side longitudinal member being such that when put together they form a complete cross section of a cross member.

2. A pattern for marking walls of stucco comprising a plurality of parallel longitudinal members, a plurality of parallel cross members extending between adjacent longi- 3. A pattern for marking walls of "stucco into rectangular blocks resembling bricks, comprising an even number of parallel lon gitudinal members, a plurality of cross members extending between adjacent longitudinal members intermediate the ends thereof, end members connecting the ends of the outer pairs of said longitudinal members and connecting also the ends of pairs of longitudinal members alternate with said outer pairs, said longitudinal members and said cross members being connected to form open unobstructed spaces therebetween, the cross members of the outer pairs of said longitudinal members and of the alternate pairs thereof being arranged to divide the space between each of said pairs into a row of an integral number of whole rectangular spaces members intermediate the ends thereof so as to form a plurality of rectangular open unobstructed spaces arranged lengthwise in longitudinal rows with the cross members between adjacent spaces in one row intermediate the cross members between adjacent spaces in adjacent rows, the space-between an outer longitudinal member and its adjacent longitudinal member at either end thereof being closed at the outer end by an end member whose cross section is less than the cross section of a cross member but the cross sections of two end members being such that when put together they form the cross section of a cross member, the spaces between alternate pairs of longitudinal members at the ends thereof being provided with end members similar to those described above, and the space bounded by a pair of longitudinal members and the end members at the ends thereof divided by cross members into an integral number of said recangular open unobstructed spaces.

5. A pair of patterns for marking the surfaces at the corner of abutting walls of stucco, each of said patterns comprising a plurality of lon itudina-l members, cross members connecting each of said longitudinal membersintermediate its ends with the adjacent longitudinal members, pairs of said lon itudinal members connected at one of their ends, and the ends of said longitudinal members opposite the ends which are connected mitered so that said patterns may be v f united at an angle substantially-the same as the angle of the abutment of said walls.

6. A pair of patterns for marking the surfaces at the corner of abutting walls of stucco, each comprising a plurality of longitudinal members, cross members connecting adjacent longitudinal membersto form rows of rectangular open unobstructed spaces, pairs of said longitudinal members connected at one of their ends. by and members of substantially one half the cross section of ingsaid pattern, applying a second coat oi stucco v to' the surface of said first coat through the 0 en unobstructed spaces between the mem ers of said pattern, and then removing said pattern.

8. A method of marking a design on a stucco wall by using two patterns having a plurality of members joined to outline a plurality of open unobstructed spaces, which comprises applying a first coat of stucco, partly embedding the members of said patterns therein with said patterns alined one in front of the other with the adjacent ends of said members in contact, then applying the second coat through the open unobstructed' spaces of said patterns, then removing the first pattern and placing it in front of and in line with the second pattern with the adjacent ends of the members of said patterns in contact and then filling the open unobstructed spaces of said patterns with stucco, and so continuing the process of applying the second coat and moving one pattern from the rear of the other and placing it in front thereof with the adjacent ends of the members of the pattern in contact until the wall is marked from end to end, then repeating the process above described to form as many lines of markings as are necessary to mark the entire wall.

In witness whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

HENRY G. KENNEDY. 

